The Dead Rock
Stars Club, an extensive list of dead rock stars and people related to
rock, when and how they died with links to sites about them - 2005 July
to December

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Rock Presents,2005 July to DecemberWelcome
to The Dead Rock Stars Club! This site is a list of dead rock stars,
dead people associated with rock and dead people whose music helped influence
and create rock (which I feel includes Jazz and Country artists), sorted
by the date of their demise. This is a tribute to them.LONG
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Bobby Torrey (Robert J. Torrey) - Died
7-1-2005 in Plympton, MA, U.S. - Car accident ( Rock ) He was 22 years
old - Guitarist and singer - Was a member of Buster Cherry.

Keith Orzech (Keith Martin Orzech) -
Died 7-1-2005 in Madison, NJ, U.S. - Fell out a window ( Punk ) Born 12-22-1983
in MA, U.S. - Guitarist, singer, producer and director - Was a member of
Kage-Bunshin - (They did, "Alice In Wonderland" and "Hotel Murderer At
Hollywood Boulvard") - Worked with Sunrise Sunset, Paperbag Writer, Jan
Brown And The Felchers, Firestorm and The Asskickers.

Tom Talbert - Died 7-2-2005 in Los Angeles,
CA, U.S. - Stroke ( Jazz ) He was 80 years old - Composer, pianist and
arranger - Led his own band - Arranged music for Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton
and Claude Thornhill - Worked with Patty McGovern - Wrote music for TV's,
"Serpico" and "Emergency".

Gojma (Antal Kovacs) - Died 7-2-2005
in Budapest - Cancer ( Gipsy Music ) Singer and dancer - Was a member of
Ando Drom and Romano
Drom.

Audrey Brickley - Died 7-3-2005 - Acute
respiratory distress syndrome ( Rock ) She was 58 years old - Singer -
Was a member of Little Audrey And The Teenettes and The Orlons - Worked
with Dee Dee Sharp ("Mashed Potato Time").

Pierre
Michelot - Died 7-3-2005 in Paris, France ( Jazz ) Born 3-3-1928 in
St. Denis, France - Bassist and arranger - Was a member of Hum and The
Jacques Loussier Trio - Worked with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie,
Bud Powell, Christian Garros, Kenny Clarke, Django Reinhardt and Chet Baker.

Hedy
West - Died 7-3-2005 ( Folk ) Born 4-6-1938 in Cartersville, Georgia,
U.S. - Sang and played banjo and guitar - (She did, "Anger In The Land"
which her father, Don West wrote the lyrics for and also did, "500 Miles")
- Worked with Martin Carthy and Bill Clifton.

Scott
Byrne - Died 7-3-2005 - Acute pulmonary edema ( Rock ) Born 6-3-1961
- Drummer - Was a member of The Works and Instant
Death.

Henrietta Ronten ( Henrietta Nelson)
- Died 7-4-2005 in Tuolumne, CA, U.S. - Born 1-23-1920 in Tuolumne, CA.,
U.S. - Played piano, organ and accordion - She appeared on The Lawrence
Welk Show and played with dance bands.

June
Haver (June Stovenour) - Died 7-4-2005 - Respiratory failure ( Big
Band ) Born 6-10-1926 in Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. - Singer, pianist
and actress - Worked with Dick Jurgens, Freddie Martin and Ted Fio Rito
- She appeared in the films, "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "The Girl Next
Door" - She was married to actor, Fred MacMurray.

Ray
Davis (Raymond Davis) (aka Stingwray) - Died 7-5-2005 in New Brunswick,
NJ, U.S. - Respiratory complications ( Funk - Psychedelic ) Born 3-29-1940
in Sumter, S.C., U.S. - Singer- He was a founding member of Parliament
(They did, "(I Wanna) Testify" and "A New Day Begins") and Funkadelic
(They did, "One Nation Under A Groove" and "Flashlight ") - Rock
And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Shirley Goodman (Shirley Goodman Pixley)
- Died 7-5-2005 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Complications from a stroke
( R&B - Rock - Disco ) Born 7-19-1936 in New Orleans, LA, U.S. - She
was half of the duos, Shirley
& Lee (They did, "Let The Good Times Roll" and "I'm Gone") and
Shirley & Jesse (They did, "Ivory Tower") - She led Shirley & Company
(They did, "Shame, Shame, Shame" and "Cry, Cry, Cry") - Worked with The
Rolling Stones and Dr. John.

Denis D'Ell (Denis James Dalziel) -
Died 7-6-2005 - Cancer ( Rock ) Born 10-10-1943 in Whitechapel, East
London, England - Sang and played bongos and harmonica - Was a member of
The
Honeycombs (They did, "Have I The Right?" and "Something Better Beginning")
and The Southside Blues Band.

Prachin Songpao - Died 7-9-2005 - Heart
failure - He was 59 years old - Musician and songwriter - He was a member
of The Impossible.

Clyde Crawford - Died 7-9-2005 in Palm
Coast - Liver cancer ( Jazz ) He was 67 years old - Played piano, drums,
bass guitar, saxophone and flute - Was a member of The Crawford Brothers
Band and led Clyde Crawford And Friends - Worked with Johnny Mathis, Sammy
Davis Jr., Lou Rawls and Ray Charles.

Darrell DeVore (aka The Flute Man, Mr.
Sound Magic, Doctor of Universal Music and Dr. Um) - Died 7-9-2005 in Petaluma
- Cancer ( Jazz - Psychedelic - Experimental ) Born 7-11-1939 in Saint
Joseph, MO, U.S. - Worked with The Charlatans, Pygmy Unit and The Lingua
Quartet - He created the instruments, the wind wand and the bamboo xylophone.

Dr. Cora Martin-Moore - Died 7-10-2005
in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. ( Gospel ) Born 11-4-1927 in Chicago, IL, U.S.
- Singer - (She did, "On The Other Side" and "Every Once In A While") -
Worked with The Sallie Martin Singers, The Simmons-Akers Singers, The St.
Paul Baptist Church Choir Of Los Angeles and The Echoes Of Eden Choir -
Adopted daughter of gospel singer, Sallie Martin.

Derek Hilton - Died 7-11-2005 in Didsbury
( Composer ) Born 2-3-1927 in Whitefield - Played piano, trombone
and accordion - Led The Rhythmic Blue Note and was a member of Besses o'
th' Barn Brass Band - Wrote music for over 240 TV shows including, All
Our Yesterdays, A Family At War and A Kind Of Loving - Worked with Shirley
Bassey, Gracie Fields, Kay Kendall, Richard Tauber, Tony Bennett, Johnny
Mathis and Tom Jones.

Frances
Langford - Sweetheart of the Fighting Fronts - Died 7-11-2005
in Jensen Beach, FL, U.S. - Congestive heart failure - Born 4-4-1913 in
Lakeland, FL, U.S. - Singer and actress - (She did, "I'm In The Mood For
Love") - She appeared in the films, "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "The Glenn Miller
Story" and "The Hit Parade".

John McGuff - Died 7-11-2005 - Cancer
( Jazz ) He was 73 years old - Born in Liberton - Played trombone - Was
a member of The Clyde Valley Stompers and Mike Hart's Society Syncopators
- Worked with Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk.

Victor V. Bell - Died 7-12-2005 in Washington,
U.S. ( Big Band ) He was 94 years old - Born in Canonsburg - Played trombone,
sax, piano and accordion - Was a member of The Boyd Baldwin Band and played
for maching bands.

Tim McGlashen - Died 7-12-2005 - Illness
( Funk Rock ) He was 49 years old - Singer and songwriter - Was a member
of The Zealots and The Buddhacrush
(They did, "Rendezvous With Beloved" and "Eating From So Many Plates").

Phillip Edwards (aka Phill Friendly)
- Died 7-12-2005 - Hit by a car - He was 40 years old - Guitarist.

Michael Dahlquist - Died 7-14-2005 in
Skokie, Ill., U.S. - The car he was in was rammed from behind by a woman
in a suicide attempt ( Rock ) He was 39 years old - Drummer - Was a member
of Silkworm. (They did, "Into The
Woods" and "The Chain").

Douglas Meis - Died 7-14-2005 in Skokie,
Ill., U.S. - The car he was in was rammed from behind by a woman in a suicide
attempt ( Rock ) Born 1975 - Drummer - Was a member of The Dials (They
did, "Do You Want Me" and "Dead Beat").

John Glick - Died 7-14-2005 in Skokie,
Ill., U.S. - The car he was in was rammed from behind by a woman in a suicide
attempt ( Rock ) He was 35 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of The
Fez Petting Zoo and The
Returnables.

Kevin Powers (Kevin Berkeley Powers)
- Died 7-15-2005 in Middlebury, VT, U.S. ( Jazz - Blues ) Born 7-22-1984
- Guitarist - Was a member of Fall Lineup - Worked with Jonathan Lorentz.

Michael
Gibson - Died 7-15-2005 in Dover, N.J., U.S. - Lung cancer - Born 9-29-1944
in Wilmington, Del., U.S. - Played trombone and was a musical arranger
and conductor - He did the orchestrations of the Broadway musicals, "Grease"
and "Kiss Of The Spider Woman - Worked with John Kander, Fred Ebb and James
Brown.

Cordell Kemp (aka Paw Kemp) - Died 7-15-2005
in Carthage ( Hillbilly ) He was 96 years old - Played banjo and sang -
(He did standards such as "Cripple Creek" and "Cotton-Eyed Joe") - He learned
to play banjo from Uncle Dave Macon.

Helen
Schneyer (Helen Bonchek Schneyer) - Died 7-16-2005 in Barre, VT, U.S.
- Cancer ( Folk ) Born 1-21-1921 in New York, U.S. - Singer and pianist
- Was a member of The Priority Ramblers - Worked with Jonathan Eberhar
and with her daughter Ericka "Riki" Schneyer.

Blue
Barron (Harry Freidman) - Died 7-16-2005 in Baltimore, MD, U.S. ( Big
Band ) Born 11-19-1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Led The Blue Barron Orchestra
(They did, "Cruisin' Down The River" and "Sometimes I'm Happy").

Jackie Armstrong - Died 7-16-2005 (
Jazz ) Born 4-13-1920 in Consett, Co Durham - Trombonist - Was member
of Easington Colliery, Archie's Juvenile Band and Woolf Phillips And The
Skyrockets - Worked with Cyril Stapleton and The Ted Heath Band.

William Henry Weatherspoon - Died 7-17-2005
in Lathrup Village ( Soul ) He was 69 years old - Writer and producer -
Was a member of The Tornados - Worked for Correc-Tone Records and Motown
Records - Produced Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted") -
Worked with Edwin Starr, The Marvelettes, The Temptations and Laura Lee.

Patrick
Sherry - Died 7-20-2005 - After he dived off a stage ( Rock ) Singer
- Was a member of The Bad Beat Revue (They did, "Still Cheating").

Long
John Baldry (John William Baldry) - Died 7-21-2005 in Vancouver - Chest
infection ( Blues ) Born 1-12-1941 in East Maddon, England - Singer and
guitarist - (He did, "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King Of
Rock And Roll" and "Let The Heartaches Begin") - Was a member of The Cyril
Davies R&B All Stars which became Long John Baldry And His Hoochie
Coochie Men and Bluesology - Worked with Blues Incorporated, Rod Stewart,
Steampacket, Ginger Baker, Elton John, Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger.

Evan Maranville - Died 7-21-2005 ( Folk
) Singer and guitarist - Appeared at The Will McLean Folk Festival.

Eugene
Record (Eugene Booker Record) - Died 7-22-2005 in Chicago, IL, U.S.
- Cancer ( Soul - Gospel ) Born 12-23-1940 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. -
Singer and songwriter - (He did, "Laying Beside You") - Was a member of
The Chanteurs (They did, "You Did That To Me") and The Hi-Lites who changed
their name to The Chi-Lites (They
did, "Oh Girl" and "Have You Seen Her") - Worked with Jackie Wilson and
C-Nario.

Jules Herman - Died 7-22-2005 in Mendota
Heights - Heart failure ( Big Band ) He was 93 years old - Played trumpet
and was a band leader - Worked with Lawrence Welk, Griff Williams and Wayne
King - The Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Myron
Floren - Died 7-23-2005 in the Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles
County - Cancer ( Polka - Big Band - Country ) Born 11-5-1919 in Day County,
S.D., U.S. - Played accordion - Was a member of The Buckeye Four and Lawrence
Welk's band - Worked with The Jimmy Sturr Band - International
Polka Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Eddie
Shuler Sr. - Died 7-23-2005 in Atlanta, GA, U.S. ( Cajun ) Born 3-27-1913
in Wrightsboro, TX, U.S. - (He co-wrote, "Bon Ton Roula") - Worked with
The Hackberry Ramblers - Founder and owner of Goldband Records - He produced
the first Zydeco record, Boozoo Chavis', "Paper In My Shoe" and also produced
recordings by Cookie And The Cupcakes, Freddie Fender, Cleveland Crochet,
Katie Webster, Jimmy C. Newman, Juke Boy Bonner and Rockin' Sydney.

John
Herald - Died 7-23-2005 in West Hurley, NY, U.S. ( Bluegrass - Folk
) Born 9-6-1939 in Greenwich Village, NY, U.S. - Guitarist and singer -
Was a founding member of the folk collective The Woodstock Mountain Review
and a member of The Greenbriar Boys - Worked with Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie
Raitt.

Ted Greene (Theodore Greene) - Died
7-25-2005 ( Jazz ) He was 58 years old - Born in Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
- Guitarist and teacher - He wrote the books, "Chord Chemistry" and and
the two volume, "Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing" - He released the album,
"Solo Guitar".

Martin Leonard Smith Jr. - Died 7-27-2005
- Cirrhosis of the liver - He was 68 years old - Played trumpet and bagpipes
- Was a member of The 202nd Battalion Army Band.

Robert
Wright - Died 7-27-2005 in Miami, FL, U.S. - Natural causes (
Composer - Lyricist ) Born 9-25-1914 in Daytona Beach, FL, U.S. -
Pianist - Worked with George "Chet" Forrest on the Broadway musicals "Song
of Norway" and "Grand Hotel" - Worked with Helen Morgan and Leonard Rose.

Art Collins - Died 7-27-2005 in Pine
Bush, N.Y., U.S. ( Manager ) He was 52 years old - Managed Iggy Pop for
20 years - Worked for Atlantic Records and Rolling Stones Records - Worked
with Joe Jackson, Marianne Faithfull and Marshall Crenshaw.

Danny Loren Guyer - Died 7-27-2005 -
Stabbed - He was 30 years old - Drummer.

Fred Smith - Died 7-29-2005 in Los Angeles,
CA, U.S. - Heart attack - He was 72 years old - Songwriter and producer
- He produced and co-wrote songs for The Olympics ("Western Movies") and
also wrote for Bob And Earl ("Harlem Shuffle") and The Watts 103rd Street
Rhythm Band - Worked with Cliff Goldsmith - Owned Keyman Records - Son
of singer Effie Smith.

Paul Hoeffler - Died 7-30-2005 - Cancer
( Photographer ) Born 1937 - He photographed many jazz greats such as Billie
Holiday and Duke Ellington - His photos appear on albums for the Verve
and Blue Note labels and were used in Ken Burns' Jazz documentary.

Roy
Beltman - Died 7-30-2005 in Laarn, The Netherlands - Born 6-8-1946
in Amsterdam The Netherlands - Producer - Co-founder of the production
company Corduroy who produced BZN.

Dixon Edge Coulbourn - Died 7-31-2005
in Austin, Texas, U.S. - Swimming pool accident - Born 5-17-1962 - Journalist
and photographer - Started the punk rock fanzine, "Idle
Time" which featured photos and articles about artists such as Black
Flag, The Circle Jerks and The Butthole Surfers.

Ronald Orton - Died 8-?-2005 ( Jazz
) He was 84 years old - Played tenor sax and clarinet - Worked with Frank
Proctor, Les Pearce, Adam Proctor and The Stan Birch Trio.

Ace Hill - Died 8-?-2005 ( Jazz ) Pianist
- Led The Ace Hill Trio.

Al
Aronowitz (Alfred Gilbert Aronowitz) - Died 8-1-2005 in Elizabeth,
N.J., U.S. - Cancer - Born 5-20-1928 in Bordentown, N.J., U.S. - Journalist
- Managed The
Velvet Underground and The
Myddle Class- He wrote the books, "Bob Dylan And The Beatles" and "Bobby
Darin Was A Friend Of Mine" - He introduced Bob Dylan to The Beatles.

Irene Wilson - Died 8-1-2005 in Sydenham
- House fire ( Big Band ) She was 78 years old - Singer and pianist - Worked
with Joe Loss, Guy Mitchell and Ken Mackintosh.

John Matthews - Died 8-1-2005
( Gospel ) Born 8-25-1923 - Baritone singer - Was a member of The Rebels
Quartet and led The John Mathews Family.

Loulie Jean Norman - Died 8-2-2005 in
Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - She was 92 years old - Singer - She sang the wordless
vocals for the theme to the original "Star Trek" TV show - Worked with
Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Ray Conniff Singers,
The 'Gordon Jenkins Singers and Spike Jones & His City Slickers.

Dr. Jazz (Robert Caldwell) - Died 8-2-2005
( Jazz ) He was 81 years old - Guitarist - Worked with The Jurassic Trio,
Louis Armstrong and Tony Bennett.

Stephen S. Sherwood - Died 8-3-2005
- Shot himself after he shot and killed his wife ( Metal ) Bassist - Was
a member of Immortal
Dominion.

Nick Perito - Died 8-3-2005 - Pulmonary
fibrosis - He was 81 years old - Born in Denver - Composer, arranger, pianist
and accordionist - Worked with Perry Como, Dorothy Dandridge, Frank Sinatra
and Diana Ross.

Paddie Bell - Died 8-3-2005 in Edinburgh
- Illness ( Folk ) She was 74 years old - Born in Belfast - Singer and
guitarist - She was a member of The
Corrie Folk Trio With Paddie Bell - Worked with Martin Carthy, Eddie
& Finbar Furey and Dolina McLennan.

Alojzy Thomys - Died 8-5-2005 in Dortmund
( Jazz ) Born 9-8-1929 in Tarnowskie Gory - Saxophonist and composer -
(He composed, "Ten Miniatures in Various Styles") - Was a member of Melomani
and The Polish Radio Orchestra.

Darren Dowlut - Died 8-5-2005 - Cancer
( Disco ) He was 26 years old - Producer, singer and songwriter - He was
half of the duo Kaylan with his brother Dennis and they later became Disco
Montego (They did, "Autumn Breeze" and "Beautiful") - Worked with Mariah
Carey.

Spud Murphy (Lyle Murphy) - Died 8-5-2005
- Complications from surgery ( Jazz ) He was 96 years old - Born in Berlin
- Composer, arranger, bandleader and teacher - Played trumpet, saxophones
and woodwinds - Created or arranged music for The Three Stooges, The Honey
Boys, Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra and Benny Goodman - Composed
music for over 50 films.

Ibrahim
Ferrer (Septuagenarian Ibrahim Ferrer) - Died 8-6-2005 - Emphysema
( Latin ) Born 2-20-1927 in Santiago - Singer - Was a member of The Buena
Vista Social Club - Worked with Pacho Alonso and Orquesta de Chepin.

Carlo
Little - Died 8-6-2005 in Jarrow - Cancer ( Rock ) He was 67 years
old - Drummer - Worked with Derek Addison's Rhythm Katz, Screaming Lord
Sutch, Cyril Davies, The Royal Fusiliers, The Hoochie Coochie Men, Buddy
Britain And The Regents, Neil Christian And The Crusaders, The Echoes,
The Flowerpot Men and The Rolling Stones.

Lester Buchanan - Died 8-6-2005 ( Country
) He was 85 years old - Born in Canton, Ohio, U.S. - Guitarist - Was half
of the duo The Buchanan Brothers (They did, "Atomic Power") - The Country
Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Noel Nicola - Died 8-7-2005 in Havana,
Cuba ( Composer ) Born 10-7-1946 in Havana, Cuba - (He did, "Por la vida
juntos" (For Our Life Together) and "Es mas, te perdono" (Furthermore,
I Forgive You) - Wrote music for movies and television - Was the founder
and the first president of The Cuban New Song Movement.

Rabbi Joshua Simon - Brain cancer -
Died 8-7-2005 in Manhattan, NY, U.S. ( Rock ) He was 44 years old - He
had been an editor for Life magazine and a rock musician in a series
of bands.

Rick Epting - Died 8-?-2005 in Mount
Vernon, Washington, U.S. - Heart failure ( Rock ) He was 62 years old -
Born in Columbia, S.C., U.S. - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Future Pastures Band - He was a music critic for The Argus.

Madikeri Nagendra - Died 8-8-2005 in
Vivekanandanagar - Cardiac arrest ( Light Music ) He was 54 years old -
Singer and composer - Sang for films - Worked with Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna.

Sen. Edwin G. Holl - Died 8-8-2005 -
After a stroke - He was 88 years old - Born in Chester‚ Delaware County
- Played trumpet - Led his own 18 piece band - Worked with The Red Hill
Band, The Allentown Band, The Quakertown Band and The Pottstown Symphony.

Jocelyn Janssen - Died 8-8-2005 - Near
Downstate Odell - Unknown cause while she was driving ( Contemporary Christian
) She was 29 years old - Singer - She had been working on a CD.

Richard Zvonar (aka Richard Griggs)
- Died 8-8-2005 ( Rock ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Ill
Wind (They did, "Flashes" and "People Of The Night").

The Rev. Al Carmines - Died 8-9-2005
- He was 69 years old - Composer, singer and actor - He helped popularize
off-off-Broadway shows.

Detroit Junior (Emery Williams Jr.)
- Died 8-9-2005 in Chicago, Ill., U.S. - Heart failure ( Blues ) Born 10-26-1931
in Haynes, AR, U.S. - Pianist and songwriter - (He did, "Money Tree" and
"Too Poor") - Worked with Howlin' Wolf - His songs have been recorded by
Koko Taylor.

Stan Brennan (Stanley Leroy Brennan)
- Died 8-9-2005 ( Dance ) He was 74 years old - Played saxophone and was
a journalist - Worked with The Duke Ambassadors.

Daniel Todd - Died 8-9-2005 - Renal
failure ( R&B ) He was 60 years old - Was a tenor singer and played
keyboard and guitar - (He wrote, "I'm Yours") - Was a member of The Fabulous
Performers and The Informers (They did, "One Little Kiss").

Jason Grinter and two members of his
band - Died 8-12-2005 - Car accident ( Grind Gore ) Bassist and singer
- Was a member of Blood Freak (They did, "Werewolf A-Gore-Gore" and "Dr.
Cannibal ").

Peaches (Francine Edna Hurd Barker)
- Died 8-13-2005 ( Soul ) Born 4-28-1947 in Washington D.C, U.S. - Singer
- She was a member of The Keynote, The Darlettes and The Sweet Things and
was half of the duo of Peaches
And Herb, nickname the Sweethearts of Soul (They did, "Let's Fall In
Love" and "Close Your Eyes").

Ryan Sumner - Died 8-14-2005 - A blood
clot traveled to his heart ( Rock ) Born 9-9-1978 - Drummer - Was a member
of Cocaine Unicorn.

Eldrick Johnson - Died 8-14-2005 in
Johnston, RI, U.S. - Car accident - He was 36 years old - Drummer - Was
a member of Deep Freeze.

Esther Wong - Godmother of punk
- Died 8-14-2005 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Natural causes - She was 88
years old - Born in Shanghai - She owned Madame Wong's restaurant which
regularly featured punk and new wave bands such as Oingo Boingo, The Police,
X, The Bus Boys, The Motels, The Knack, The Know, The Textones, 20/20,
The Plimsouls, The Nu-Kats, The Go-Gos, Plane English and The Naughty Sweeties.

Herta Ware - Died 8-15-2005 in Topanga
- Natural causes ( Folk ) Born 6-9-1917 in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. -
Singer, songwriter and actress - Worked with Woody Guthrie - She
acted in Broadway's , "The Cradle Will Rock", the films, "Cocoon"
and "Species" and TV's, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Amazing Stories"-
She had been married to actors Will Geer and David Marshall.

Randy
Biscuit Turner (Randy J. Turner) - Died 8-18-2005 - Gastrointestinal
hemorrhaging due to cirrhosis of the liver ( Punk - Funk ) Born 1956 in
Gladewater, Texas, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of The Big Boys, Cargo
Cult, Swine King and The Texas Biscuit Bombs - The Austin Music Hall Of
Fame Inductee.

Benny Benevides (Bob Benevides) (Robert
Benevides) - Died 8-18-2005 ( Rock ) Guitarist - Was a member of The Ebb
Tides (They did, "My Baby's Gone"), The Flower Pot and The
Tangerine Zoo (They did, "One More Heartache" and "Trip To The Zoo").

Ernie Johnson (Ernest L. Johnson Jr.)
- Died 8-20-2005 in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. - Hit by a car ( Soul ) Born
10-22-1945 in Grimes County - Singer - He was half of the duo, Eddie
& Ernie (They did, "Bullets Don't Have Eyes" and "I'm Going For
Myself").

Stevo
Jensen (Steven Ronald Jensen) - Died 8-20 or 21-2005 in Maui, Hawaii,
U.S. ( Rock ) Born 1959 - Singer - Was a member of The Vandals (They recorded
the album, "Peace Through Vandalism").

Bob
Moog (Dr. Robert Moog) (Robert A. Moog) - Died 8-21-2005 in Asheville,
North Carolina, U.S. - Brain cancer ( Engineer ) Born 5-23-1934 in Queens,
NY, U.S. - He created one of the first electronic musical instruments,
the Moog synthesizer.

Luc
Ferrari - Died 8-22-2005 in Arezzo, Italy ( Electroacoustical ) Born
1929 in Paris, France - Composer and pianist - Worked with Groupe de Musique
Concrète and Pierre Schaeffer.

Brock Peters (George Fisher) - Died
8-23-2005 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer - He was 78 years
old - Born in Harlem, New York, NY, U.S. - Singer and actor - (He
recorded the albums, "Sing'a Man" and " At The Villlage Gate") - Worked
with Harry Belafonte - He acted in the film, "To Kill A Mockingbird"
and in musicals.

Dominic Grech - Died 8-23-2005
( Pop ) He was 55 years old - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of The
Rosebells, Gemini 5 and The Tramps (They did, "Sinjur Gib il-Paci" and
"Xemx").

Billy Moughtin - Died 8-23-2005 - Car
accident - He was 24 years old - Songwriter and musician - Was a member
of Different Breed.

George Stahl - Died 8-23-2005 in Chicago,
Ill., U.S. - He had suffered a heart attack ( Jazz - Classical ) He was
79 years old - Born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. - Bassist - Was a member of
The Fearsome Foursome, The Minnesota Orchestra and The Indianapolis Symphony.

Hal Kalin (Harold Kalin) - Died 8-23-2005
in Waldorf, Maryland, U.S. - Car accident ( Rock ) Born 2-16-1934 in
Port Jervis, New York, U.S. - Singer - Was a member of The Kalin Twins
(They did, "When").

Thomas Barth (Thomas G. Barth) - Died
9-1-2005 - Pancreatic cancer ( Rock ) He was 55 years old - Guitarist -
Was a member of The Offset, Purple Oz, Brother and Freedom - He invented
the Tommy Hawk travel guitar - Owner of the music store, The Music Box.

Tiny McFarland (T.J. McFarland)
- Died 9-1-2005 - Complications from hepatitis C ( Blues ) Born 1948 -
Drummer - Was a member of The Hub City Movers - Worked with Joe Ely and
Stevie Ray Vaughan - He discovered singers Don Walser, Wayne "The Train"
Hancock and Kimmie Rhodes and was a booking agent for R.C. Banks and Alvin
Crow.

R.L.
Burnside - Died 9-1-2005 in Memphis, Tenn., U.S. - Complications from
an earlier heart attack ( Blues ) Born 11-23-1926 in Harmontown, Miss.,
U.S. - Guitarist and singer - Was a member of The Sound Machine - Worked
with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Ami
Kronfeld ( Amichai Kronfeld) - Died 9-1-2005 - Brain cancer ( Jazz
) Born 1947 in Hadera, Israel - Drummer - Was a member of The Lincoln Street
Brigade - He was a well known peace activist.

Dru Lombar - Died 9-2-2005 in Jacksonville
Beach - He had been in a coma since a massive heart attack in July ( Southern
Rock - Blues ) Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Grinderswitch and
Dr. Hector & The Groove Injectors.

Eric
Roche - Died 9-6-2005 in Haverhill, Suffolk - Cancer ( Folk - Country
- Rock - Jazz - Classical ) - Born 12-4-1967 in New York, U.S. - Guitarist,
singer and writer - He wrote for magazines, Guitar Techniques and Acoustic
and he wrote the book, The Acoustic Guitar Bible.

Pete Perryer - Died 9-6-2005 -
Heart attack ( Rock ) Singer and drummer - Was a member of The Late Edition
and The Late which became Unicorn
(They did, "Volcano" and "Bog Trotter") - Worked with Billy J. Kramer and
David Gilmour.

Sergio
Endrigo - Died 9-7-2005 in Rome, Italy - Lung cancer ( Romantic ) Born
1933 in the Croatian town of Pula which was then part of Italy - Singer
and songwriter - (He did, "Io che amo solo te (I Who Love Only You)" and
"Canzone per te (Song For You)") - He collaborated with Vinicius de Moraes
and Toquinho.

Ian Ledsham - Died 9-7-2005 in Ropley,
Hampshire - Car accident ( Choral ) - He was 51 years old - Choirmaster
and organist - Founder of The Jubilee
Choir.

Fred E. Ahlert Jr. - Died 9-8-2005 in
San Francisco, CA, U.S. - He was 79 years old - Founder of the Fred Ahlert
Music Group - He represented clients including his father songwriter, Fred
E. Ahlert as well as Hal David and John Jacob Loeb.

Don Ricketts - Died 9-8-2005 - Pneumonia
( Rock ) Bass guitarist - Worked with The Shaggs, The Deltonas and The
Montells.

Dave Baney (Charles David Bany) - Died
9-11-2005 in Fairfield, OH, U.S. - Complications from emphysema ( Jazz
) Born 5-19-1943 in Dayton Ohio, U.S. - Guitarist - Worked with his brother
John Baney and with Jim Beebe's Chicago Jazz and The Chuck Hedges Swingtet.

Robert Wise - Died 9-14-2005 - Born
9-10-1914 in Winchester, Indiana, U.S. - Film producer and director and
a sound and music editor - Edited the film, Citizen Kane and directed The
Day The Earth Stood Still, West Side Story and The Sound Of Music.

Andy Howard - Died 9-16-2005 ( Punk
) He was 23 years old - Guitarist - Was a member of Twisted Method.

Alex Ogoltely (Alexander Strogachev)
- Died 9-16-2005 - Heart failure ( Punk ) He was 43 years old - Bassist
- Was a member of Avtomaticheskiye Udovletvoriteli and Narodnoye Opolcheniye.

Venmani Haridas - Died 9-17-2005 - While
being treated for for gastric related ailments ( Kathakali ) He was 59
years old - Musician - Was a member of Kalamandalam.

Chas Smit - Died 9-17-2005 in Pietermaritzburg,
Cape Town, South Africa - Hit by a drunk driver while crossing a street
- He was 22 years old - Born in Cape Town, South Africa - Guitarist - Was
a member of the duo Plush.

Michael P. Balocik (Singing Mike) -
Died 9-17-2005 in McKeesport - He was 75 years old - Born in North Braddock
- Sang and played guitar and drums - Was a member of Club 17.

Joel Hirschhorn - Died 9-17-2005 in
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - Heart attack - He was 67 years old -
Born in the Bronx, New York, U.S. - Songwriter, singer and pianist - Collaborated
with Al Kasha (They wrote music for TV's, Knots Landing and the songs,
"The Morning After" for the film The Poseidon Adventure and "We May Never
Love Like This Again" for the film The Towering
Inferno).

Constance Moore (Mary Constance Moore)
- Died 9-17-2005 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Illness - Born in Sioux City,
Iowa, U.S. - She was 84 years old - Singer and actress - She appeared in
the musicals, ''Show Business" and ''Hit Parade Of 1947" - She also appeared
in the science fiction serial, ''Buck Rogers".

Willie
Hutch (Willie McKinley Hutchison) - Died 9-19-2005 in Duncanville,
Texas, U.S. ( R&B ) Born 12-6-1944 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer - (He did, "Love Has Put Me
Down" and "Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love") - (He co-wrote, "I'll Be
There") - Was a member of The Ambassadors - Produced Michael Jackson,
The 5th Dimension, The Commodores and Smokey Robinson.

William Vacchiano - Died 9-19-2005 in
Manhattan, NY, U.S.- Respiratory failure - He was 93 years old - Trumpeter
and composer - He taught at The Juilliard School with his students including
Wynton Marsalis and Miles Davis - He played for The New York Philharmonic
and The Portland Symphony Orchestra - He wrote trumpet method books and
designed a line of trumpet mouthpieces.

Billy Holmes (William Maura Holmes Sr.)
- Died 9-19-2005 ( Jazz ) He was 91 years old - Played bass - Was a member
of The Excelsior Band - Worked with The E.B. Coleman Combo and The Moderns.

David Edward Grombacher - Died 9-19-2005
Upland, California, U.S. - Born 10-9-1954 in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. - Sound
engineer - Worked with The Dead Boys and The Pat Benatar Band.

Scott Morrow - Died 9-20-2005 - Complications
from a bone infection ( Punk ) Born 1958 - Guitarist - Was a member of
The Fiends (They did, "Riot In The Men's Room" and "Rock All Night") and
David And The Happenings - (He wrote L7's, "Packin' A Rod") - Worked with
Jeff Dahl, John Doe and Thelonious Monster.

Gene Forrell - Died 9-21-2005 in New
York, NY, U.S. - He was 90 years old - Composer and conductor for dance,
theater, television and films including the documentary To Be Alive and
the films Boundary Lines and Picture in Your Mind - Composed commercial
jingles and conducted and recorded The Firestone Christmas albums for many
years.

Derrill Bodley - Died 9-21-2005 - Motorcycle
accident - Born 9-21-1945 - Played piano, organ, saxophone and flute -
(He wrote, "The Dream Lives On!" and Dave Brubeck's, "Steps To Peace")
- He was a music professor and a peace activist.

Gordon
Kusayanagi - Died 9-21-2005 in Las Vegas, NV, U.S. - Hit by a car while
walking ( Rock ) Born 8-1-1953 in Gilroy, CA, U.S. - Guitarist - Was a
member of Savannah and 10 til 2.

Dave Robbins - Died 9-23-2005 in Gibsons
- Heart attack ( Jazz ) He was 82 years old - Born in Greenburg, Ind.,
U.S. - Trombonist - Worked with The Harry James Orchestra and The Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra.

Kay Weber Sillaway - Died 9-23-2005
- Natural causes ( Swing ) She was 96 years old - Born in Ellinwood, Kan.,
U.S. - Singer and pianist - Worked with Lawrence Welk, The Dorsey Brothers
Orchestra and Bob Crosby - She was married to trombonist, Ward Sillaway.

Fletcher Williams - Died 9-24-2005 in
Pittsburgh, PA, U.S. - Heart attack ( Doo Wop ) He was 70 years old - Singer
- (He did, "Mary Lou" and "Stop, Look And Love Me") - Was a member of The
Mellows who became The
4 Dots (They did, "Rita" and "He Man Looking For A She Girl").

Steve Marcus - Died 9-25-2005 in New
Hope, Pa., U.S. ( Jazz - Fusion ) Born 9-18-1939 in New York, NY,
U.S. - Played saxophone - Was a member of Count's Rock Band - Worked with
Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Buddy's Buddies, Larry Coryell, Woody Herman and
Herbie Mann.

Hal Nelson - Died 9-26-2005 in Mankato
- Heart attack ( Jazz - Polka ) Played brass and woodwind instruments -
He was 71 years old - Worked with Dick Hyland, The Blue Ox Jazz Babies,
The GarKuhfuss Band, The Norsemen, Schell's
Hobo Band and The Turkey River All-Stars.

Alfred Brown - Died 9-26-2005 - Cancer
( Country - Gospel ) He was 79 years old - Singer, guitarist and composer.

Obias Mwamba (aka Mbyangu) - Died 9-26-2005
- Illness - He was 27 years old - Drummer - Was a member of The Glorious
Band.

Brian Roylance - Died 9-27-2005 in Guildford,
England - Heart attack - Born 4-4-1945 in Newcastle-Emlin, Wales - He was
a publisher whose company, Genesis Publications released many books
about rock artists such as The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie,
Ravi Shankar, Brian Wilson, Pink Floyd and The Who - His company also published
George Harrison's, ''I Me Mine", Ringo Starr's, ''Postcards From The Boys"
and George Martin's autobiography, "Playback".

Qutice McGaughy (aka Cac) - Died 9-28-2005
- Shot ( Hip-Hop ) He was 26 years old - Worked with Interstate Ike.

Richard Jameson Bell Jr. - Died 9-28-2005
in Chester, NH, U.S. - Born 1-26-1947 in Winnsboro, SC, U.S. - Composer,
arranger and pianist - Worked with Janis Joplin and with his wife, Tammy
Grimes.

Helena Meirelles - Died 9-?-2005 in
Campo Grande - Chronic pneumonia ( Rancheira - Rasqueados - Polcas ) She
was 81 years old - Guitarist - In 1993, Guitar Player Magazine placed her
in the top one hundred guitarists in the world.

Sean Blackburn ( Sean Francis Blackburn)
- Died 9-29-2005 in Golden, Colo., U.S. - Heart attack ( Western Swing
) Born 12-13-1948 - Singer and guitarist - He was half of the duo Blackburn
And Hull.

John D. Zysk-Buerger - Died 9-30-2005
near Milwaukee WI, U.S. - Motorcycle accident ( Rock ) He was 36 years
old - Singer and guitarist - Was a member of Rattling Snakes, formerly
known as American Death.

Ernestine Lane - Died 9-30-2005 ( Jazz
- Blues ) She was 54 years old - Singer - Worked with Mike Lenz.

Lissa
Wales - Died 10-1-2005 - Mylogenous leukemia - She was 48 years old
- Photographer who took pictures of hundreds of percussionists over the
last 20 years, including some of the world's top rock bands - Her photographs
have appeared in magazines in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Lee Nichols - Died 10-1-2005 in Spearman,
Texas, U.S. - He was 99 years old - DJ - (He wrote, "I'm Gonna Tie
One On Tonight" which was recorded by The Wilburn Brothers and Ernest Tubb).

Abbot Alan Rees (Alan William Rees)
- Died 10-2-2005 ( Gregorian ) - Born 2-1-1941 in Morriston - Played organ
and was a composer - Contributor to the music of the Roman Catholic Church
- Was a founder member of The Panel Of Monastic Musicians - He co-edited,
"Hymns For Prayer And Praise".

Hamilton
Camp (aka Bob Camp and Hamid Hamilton Camp) - Died 10-2-2005 in Hancock
Park, Los Angeles, CA, U.S. ( Folk ) Born 10-30-1934 in London, England
- Actor, singer and songwriter - (He wrote, "Pride Of Man" which was covered
by Quicksilver Messenger Service) - Worked with Bob Gibson (They did, "You
Can Tell The World" and "Well, Well, Well") - He appeared in the films,
"Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman" and "Heaven Can Wait" and on TV's, "Mary
Tyler Moore" and "Three's Company".

Bob Houston - Died 10-3-2005 in
London, England - Born 5-3-1939 in Glasgow - Journalist and editor - He
was a production editor for Melody Maker magazine.

Leo Burns - Died 10-3-2005 - Born 1906
in Carlisle - Violinist and deputy conductor - Led The Coventry Hippodrome
Orchestra - Provided music for the stars of his generation - Son of dance
music composer Felix Burns.

Charles
Rocket (Charles Adams Claverie) (aka Charles Kennedy) - Died 10-7-2005
in Canterbury, CN, U.S. - Suicide ( Rock ) Born 8-24-1949 in Bangor, Maine,
U.S. - Played accordion and was an actor - Was a member of The Fabulous
Motels - Worked with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein - He was the Weekend
Update anchor on TV's, "Saturday Night Live" - Appeared in the films, "Earth
Girls Are Easy" and "Dumb And Dumber".

Huntington Howard - Died 10-10-2005
- He was 95 years old - Born in Indian territory in Walla Walla,
Wash., U.S. - Played the flute and piccolo - Worked with The Rockport Legion
Band, The Beer Barrel Band, Bucci's Lousy Band, The Danvers Pops and The
Danvers Yacht Club Band.

Maurice Miller - Died 10-10-2005
in Burbank, Calif., U.S. - Complications from diabetes - He was 73 years
old - Born in Alton, Ill., U.S. - Musician, singer and songwriter - Worked
with The Association and The Charles Wright 103rd St. Watts Band - Was
a musical director for Lena Horne and a drummer for Broadway's, "Tommy"
and "Hair" - Wrote jingles for Chevrolet.

Oleg
Lundstrem - Died 10-12-2005 near Moscow ( Jazz ) Born 4-2-1916 in the
Siberian city of Chita - Musician and conductor - He set up Russia's first
state jazz orchestra - Led The State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music and
The Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra.

Sean Gwin (Sean Patrick Gwin) - Died
10-13-2005 in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Heart failure ( Punk ) He was 46
years old - Bassist - Was a member of The Fiends (They did, "Riot In The
Men's Room" and "Rock All Night").

Marc
Mason Harper - Died 10-16-2005 - Lung cancer ( Y'alternative West Texas
Country Rock Music ) Guitarist, singer and songwriter - Worked with The
Box Tops and The Kentucky Head Hunters.

David Reilly - Died 10-16-2005 - Complications
of stomach problems ( Rock ) He was 34 years old - Singer - Was a member
of God Lives Underwater.
(They did, "Don't Know How To Be" and "From Your Mouth").

Len Dresslar (Elmer Dresslar Jr.) -
Died 10-16-2005 in Palm Springs, CA., U.S. ( Jazz ) Born 3-25-1925 in St.
Francis, KS, U.S. - Bass singer and voiceover artist - Was a member of
The J's and The Singers Unlimited - He was the voice of the Jolly Green
Giant.

Roberta Sweet (Roberta Evans) - Died
10-16-2005 in Maplewood, Minn., U.S. ( Jazz - Classical ) Born 12-24-1923
in Bloomington, Ill., U.S. - Sang and played the recorder - She was married
to jazz pianist, Ken Sweet.

Kike Turmix - Died 10-16-2005 in Madrid,
Spain - Cancer ( Punk ) Born 1957 in Spain - Sang, played harmonica and
drums - Was a member of The Pleasure F--kers - Owner of Safety Pin Records.

Dallas
Cook (Ryan Dallas Cook) - Died 10-19-2005 in in Orange County, CA,
U.S. - His motorcycle hit a car ( Ska ) Born 6-5-1982 in Huntington
Beach, CA, U.S. - Trombonist - Was a member of Suburban
Legends.

Polly Alexander (Paula Joan Alexander)
- Died 10-22-2005 - Complications from a heart condition ( Rock ) Born
9-1-1958 in Rice Lake, Wis., U.S. - Was a member of Radio For Teens and
Tetes Noires - Worked with Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo.

E. Thomas Bauer - Died 10-22-2005 (
Jazz ) He was 85 years old - Tenor saxophone player and organist - Worked
with The Boyd Raeburn Band.

Simon Hobart - Died 10-23-2005 in London,
England - Born 9-24-1964 - Promoter and DJ - He created the alternative
club Popstarz.

"Handsome" Mel Williams - Died 10-23-2005
in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. ( R&B ) Born 10-23-1936 in Beaumont, TX, U.S.
- Singer - Led Mel Williams And The Montclairs (They did, "Ooh Wah" and
"Fools Fall In Love") - Was a member of The Jayos and The Sheiks ("So Fine").

Janita Claassen - Died 10-24-2005 in
South Africa - Cancer - She was 58 years old - Singer - (She did, "Rolbos")
- Performed in musicals and on TV shows.

Mickey Greco - Died 10-24-2005
- Complications of lung cancer ( Jazz ) He was 77 years old - Pianist -
Worked with Ray Vidal and Armen Dirtadian.

Kay Arnold (Kay Arnold Doss) - Died
10-24-2005 in Nashville, TN, U.S. ( Country ) Born 6-14-1926 in Bearden,
Ark., U.S. - Singer and songwriter - (She wrote, "Cross The Brazos At Waco"
and co-wote, "Paint A Smile On Me" with Merle Kilgore) - Worked with her
husband, Marvin "Buster" Doss and with Gary Walker.

Mira Kubasinska
- Died 10-25-2005 - Illness ( Rock - R&B ) Singer - Born 9-8-1944 -
Was a member of Breakout
- She was married to singer and guitarist, Tadeusz
Nalepa.

David Townsend - Found dead 10-26-2005
in Northridge, CA, U.S. ( Soul ) Born 1955 - Singer, songwriter and producer
- Was a member of Surface (They did, "Closer Than Friends" and "Shower
Me With Your Love") - Worked with Sister Sledge, The Isley Brothers, Jermaine
Jackson, The New Edition and Aretha Franklin - Son of singer and songwriter,
Ed Townsend.

Tom Masland (Thomas Wootton Masland)
- Died 10-27-2005 - Hit by a SUV ( Jazz ) Born 1950 in North Carolina,
U.S. - Played Sax - Worked with Francois Bréant - He was also a
journalist working for Newsweek.

Grimes
Poznikov (aka The Automatic Human Jukebox) - Died 10-27-2005 - Alcohol
poisoning - Musician - Appeared on The Mike Douglas Show and Charles Kuralt
On the Road.

Michael Arnone (Michael J. Arnone) -
Died 10-27-2005 in Wall, NJ, U.S. ( Doo-Wop ) He was 63 years old - Born
in Jersey City - Singer - He was a member of The
Duprees (They did, "You Belong To Me" and "My Own True Love").

Phil Brito (Philip Colombrito) - Died
10-28-2005 - ( Big Band ) He was 90 years old - Born in West Virginia,
U.S. - Baritone singer - Worked with Jimmy Dorsey, Houston Ray, Lloyd Huntley,
Jan Savitt and Al Donohue.

Fernando Quejas - Died 10-28-2005
in Portugal ( Mornas ) He was 83 years old - Singer and musician.

Marcel Evans (Joseph L. Evans) - Died
10-28-2005 in Covington, La., U.S. ( R&B - Country ) Singer -
(He did, "Sweet Gemini") - Worked with The Drifters, The Four Tops, The
Brooklyn Bridge, The Spinners and Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs.

Ronnie Ruben Gittens - Died 10-28-2005
- Aneurysm ( Rock ) He was 56 years old - Played harmonica and keyboards
and was a songwriter - Was a member of The Shifters, The Maniacs, The Magnificent
Maniacs, The Spontanes and The Catalinas (They did, "What'd You Do That
For" and "You're Driving Me Crazy").

Brian
Murphy (aka The Source) - Died 10-31-2005 in Ottawa - He was 64 years
old - DJ and musicologist - He hosted Freeform Radio, The Source,
Blues 106 and Jazz 106.

Beatz Holohan (John Holohan)- Died 10-31-2005
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. - His band's van flipped over ( Rock ) Born
1971 - Drummer - Was a member of Bayside
(They did, "Don't Call Me Peanut" and "They Looked Like Strong Hands")
and was a director for St. John's Pep Band .

Ronald Lee Miller - Died 10-31-2005
in Luray - Cancer ( Big Band ) He was 70 years old - Worked with Bud Tysinger,
Patsy Cline and Fats Domino.

Cor Dekker - Died 10-31-2006 - Illness
( Progrock ) He was 57 years old - Bassist - Was a member of Ekseption
(They did, " Rhapsody In Blue" and "Air") and The Hottletts.

Kwela (Armas Johannes) - Died 11-?-2005
in northern Namibia ( Oshambo ) He was 62 years old - Singer.

Park Smith - Died 11-?-2005 in Texas,
U.S. - Cancer - Guitarist - Worked with Biff Bobney And The Biffettes and
Punch.

Richard Grace - Died 11-1-2005 - Swimming
accident - He was 55 years old - Musician - Worked with Skylight and Dougherty
And Grace.

Skitch Henderson (Lyle Russell Cedric
Henderson) - Died 11-1-2005 in New Milford, Conn., U.S. - Natural causes
( Big Band ) He was 87 years old - Born in England - Pianist and
conductor - Worked with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Glen Gray, Tommy Dorsey
and Artie Shaw - The first "Tonight Show" bandleader and founder of The
New York Pops.

Rev. Charles McLain - Died 11-1-2005
- Pancreatic cancer ( Jazz ) He was 71 years old - Born in Iowa, U.S. -
Trombonist and singer - Was a member of The Barrelhouse Jazz Band.

Rick Rhodes - Died 11-2-2005 in Oak
Park, Calif., U.S. - Brain cancer ( Composer ) He was 54 years old - Born
in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Was a member of Wonder - He collaborated with
his wife, Vivian Rhodes ("Let's Be Lovers Again" and "Fasten Your Seat
Belts") - He composed music for TV's, "The Guiding Light", "Another World",
"Saturday Night Live" and "Friends".

Clyde
Heaton (Clyde James Heaton) - Died 11-2-2005 - Glioblastoma (
Rock ) Born 7-13-1949 in in Seattle, Washington, U.S. - Keyboardist - Was
a member of Calliope and
The
Dimensions - Worked with Ransom and Score.

Eddie Alley - Died 11-3-2005 - Respiratory
and liver failure ( Jazz ) Born 1910 in Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. - Bandleader
and drummer - Led Eddie Alley And The Gentlemen of Jazz - Worked with Wesley
Peeples - Brother of bassist, Vernon Alley.

Graham Payn - Died 11-4-2005 in Switzerland
- Singer, dancer and actor - Born 4-25-1918 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal,
South Africa - (He did, "Matelot" which Noel Coward wrote for him) - He
appeared in many musicials such as Up And Doing and Magic Carpet.

China
Nishiura (Mana Nishiura) - Died 11-4-2005 - Her tour van flipped over
durring an accident ( Rock ) Born 10-11-?? in Hiroshima, Japan - Drummer
- Was a member of Shonen Knife
and DMBQ - Worked with Rashinban,
Jesus Fever, Teem, Music Start Against Young Assult and Cel.

Milton Holland - Died 11-4-2005 in Los
Angeles, CA, U.S. - Alzheimer's complications and kidney failure ( Jazz
) He was 88 years old - Percussionist - Worked with Frank Sinatra, Ella
Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Henry Mancini, Benny Carter, Elvis Presley,
The Beatles and Duke Ellington - He was the sound of the twinkle of Tinker
Bell in Disney's, "Peter Pan" and the twitch of Samantha's nose on TV's,
"Bewitched".

Will
Keys - Died 11-4-2005 - After a long illness ( Country ) Born 1923
in eastern Tennessee, U.S. - Played banjo - Was a member of The Homefolks.

Rob Cosma (Robert J. Cosma) - Died 11-5-2005
in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - He was 51 years old - Born in Lakewood - Singer
and songwriter - Was a member of The Brennan-Cosma Band and led Rob Cosma
And Full Circle.

Derek Lamb - Died 11-5-2005 in Poulsbo,
Wash., U.S. - Cancer ( Folk ) He was 69 years old - Singer - He also was
an animation producer for Every Child, Special Delivery and The Sweater.

Link
Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray) - Died 11-5-2005 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Heart attack ( Rock - Rockabilly ) Born 5-2-1929 in Dunn, NC, U.S. -
Guitarist and singer - (He did, "Rumble" and "Rawhide") - Was a member
of Lucky Wray And The Lazy Pine Wranglers, Lucky Wray And The Palomino
Ranch Hands - Led Link Wray And The Ray-Men - Worked with Robert Gordon.
- His music can be heard in the films, "Pulp Fiction" and "Independence
Day".

Marty Caruso (Michael A. Caruso)- Died
11-6-2005 - Cancer - He was 89 years old - Played saxophone and clarinet
- Was a musical director for Al Alberts And The Four Aces and a music conductor
for TV's, The Al Alberts Showcase - Worked with The Dick Stabile Orchestra,
Marlene Dietrich, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.

Johnny Tanner (John L. Tanner Sr.) -
Died 11-8-2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. - Bone cancer ( R&B
- Gospel ) Born 11-28-1926 in Forsyth County, NC, U.S. - Singer - Was a
member of The Royal Sons Quintet which became The
Five Royales (They did, "Help Me Somebody" and "Baby, Don't Do It")
- The Raleigh R&B Hall Of Fame and The United In Group Harmony Association
Hall Of Fame inductee.

George Engles Jr. - Died 11-8-2005 in
Falmouth, MA, U.S. ( Cabaret ) He was 89 years old - Born in New York,
NY, U.S. - Pianist and composer - Worked with The Lucky 7th, The Jane Ellis
Trio and Barbara Carol.

John Finch (John Marshall Finch) - Died
11-10-2005 ( Producer ) Born 12-19-1921 in Washington, GA, U.S. - Owner
of The Finch Record Publishing Co. which recorded H-Bomb Ferguson ("She
Don't Want Me"), Albert Washington, The Impossibles, The Cruisers, The
Five Chances and The Al Franklin Combo.

Mick Brooks - Died 11-10-2005 - Illness
( Folk ) Fiddler and caller - He has appeared at The Bedworth Folk Festival.

Keith
Andes (John Charles Andes) - Died 11-11-2005 in Canyon Country, California,
U.S. - Suicide - Born 7-12-1920 in Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S. - Actor
and singer - He appeared in The Chocolate Soldier, Kiss Me Kate and with
Lucille Ball in her only Broadway musical, Wildcat - Father of musician
Mark Andes.

Patricia Jo Darbonne Walter - Died 11-12-2005
in Greeley ( Bluegrass - Country-Rock ) Born 7-19-1957 in Kansas City,
Mo., U.S. - Sang and played bass - Was a member of Why?oming! and The Rough
Cut Bluegrass Band.

Harry Gold (Harry Goldberg) - Died 11-13-2005
( Jazz ) Born 2-26-1907 in Dublin - Saxophonist and arranger - Was a member
of The Magnetic Dance Band, The Cubs, Roy Fox's band, Oscar Rabin's band,
Al Winnett's band and Pieces Of Eight.

Timur Kacharava - Died 11-13-2005 in
St. Petersburg - Stabbed by a gang possibly for his anti-fascist activities
( Punk ) Born 8-21-1985 - Guitarist - Was a member of Sandinista!
and Distress.

Al Frazier (Alfred Frazier) - Died 11-13-2005
in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - Diabetic complications ( Rock ) Born 5-3-1930
in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. - Singer and songwriter - Was a member of The
Lamplighters and The Rivingtons (They did, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The
Bird's The Word") - Worked with Paul Anka and Duane Eddy.

Ned
Torney (Edward Johnston Torney III) - Died 11-13-2005 in San Francisco
Bay Area, CA, U.S. - Heart failure ( Rock ) Born 1943 - Guitarist and keyboardist
- Was a member of The Chocolate
Watchband, The Roadrunners, The Other Side, Bogus Thunder and Brother
Buzz.

Kenny Brown (Kenneth P. Brown) - Died
11-16-2005 ( Rock ) He was 32 years old - Played guitar - Was a member
of The Lost Dogs

Milan Dufek - Died 11-17-2005 in San
Andre Island, Columbia - Hit by a boat while diving ( Country ) Born 5-6-1944
in the Czech Republic, at the time Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren
- Singer and songwriter - Member of The
Rangers (They did, "Balicek karet" and "Male baby") who later changed
their name to Plavci.

Greg Perkins (Gregory Jay Perkins) -
Died 11-18-2005 - Cancer - He was 46 years old - Played bass guitar and
was a songwriter - Worked with his father, Carl Perkins.

Danny Harrison (Daniel L. Harrison)
- Died 11-20-2005 in New York, U.S. - Stabbed during an argument - Born
11-20-1948 - He had been a manager for Billy Joel and Paul Simon.

Fritz
Richmond ( John B. Richmond, Jr.) - Died 11-20-2005 - Lung cancer -
Born 7-10-1939 in Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. ( Folk - Jug Band ) Played
the jug and washtub bass - Was a member of The Hoppers, The Jim Kweskin
Jug Band, The Metropolitan Jug Band and The Barbecue Orchestra - Worked
with Bob Dylan, Tom Rush, Eric Von Schmidt, Ry Cooder, The Doors, John
Sebastian, The Charles River Valley Boys, Jackson Browne and Geoff Muldaur
- He also was an engineer and producer working with Bonnie Raitt, Lonnie
Mack and The Everly Brothers.

Blanche Coldiron (aka Blanche the Mountain
Girl) - Died 11-20-2005 in Elsmere - Congestive heart failure ( Country
) She was 83 years old - Played banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and bass
and was a singer and songwriter - Was a member of The Kentucky Hillbillies
- Kentucky Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Albert Avayou - Died 11-20-2005 in Upper
Roxborough - Complications from lung disease - He was 93 years old - Born
in Atlantic City - Musician and singer - Worked with Bobby Rydell, Chubby
Checker, Meyer Davis and Don Renaldo.

Bill Tracy (William Harrington Tracy)
- Died 11-20-2005 in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. - Complications after heart
surgery ( Swing ) Born 6-3-1933 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Singer - He
was a member of The
Modernaires - He appeared in films
as a member of The Bob Mitchell Boys Choir and was half of the comedy team,
Curtiss And Tracy.

Robert Turner (Robert Duckett Turner)
- Godfather of Gospel - Died 11-21-2005 ( Gospel ) He was 61 years
old - Singer - Was a member of The Silver Heart Singers.

Elizabeth Harvey (Eva Elizabeth
Harvey) - Died 11-22-2005 in Virginia, U.S. ( Gospel ) She was 76 years
old - Singer and pianist - Was a member of The Cora Harvey Armstrong And
Full Deliverance gospel group and founder of The Harvey Family gospel group.

Wilson "Lit" Waters, Jr. - Died 11-24-2005
in Nashville, TN, U.S. - Cancer ( Gospel ) Born 3-5-1931 in Nashville,
TN., U.S. - Singer - Was a member of a reformed Fairfield Four - Worked
with John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, The Skylarks and The Israelite Travelers.

Stephan Holmes (aka Professor) - Died
11-24-2005 in Detroit, MI, U.S. - Heart attack ( Gospel ) He was 42 years
old - Singer and pianist - He was a member of The Voices Of Inspiration.

John Simonton (John Stayton Simonton,
Jr.) - Died 11-25-2005 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, U.S. - Esophageal cancer -
He was 62 years old - Born in Honolulu, Hawaii - Founder and President
of PAiA Electronics - Created kits to build modular synthesizers - Designed
the Gnome MicroSynthesizer, the SMPL System SMPTE / MIDI / Machine synchronizer
and the PAiA Programmable Drum Set - Was the publisher for magazines Polyphony
and Electronic Musician.

Jerry Lynn Williams - Died 11-25-2005
in St. Martin, the French West Indies - Kidney and liver failure ( Rock
- R&B ) Born 10-30-1948 in Dallas, TX, U.S. - Played guitar and
piano and was a songwriter - Was a member of The Epics - (He wrote,
Eric Clapton's "Running On Faith", B.B. King's "Standing On The Edge Of
Love" and Bonnie Raitt's "Real Man") - Worked with Little Richard and Jimi
Hendrix - Father of the late singer
and guitarist Chris Williams of Backbone69.

Tony
Meehan (Daniel Meehan) (aka The Baron) - Died 11-28-2005 in Paddington,
west London, England - Head injuries due to a fall ( Rock ) Born 3-2-1943
in Hampstead, England - Drummer, guitarist and bassist - Was a founding
member of The Drifters who changed their name to The
Shadows ( They did, "Apache") who also backed Cliff Richard ("Living
Doll" and "Please Don't Tease") - Worked with Jet
Harris (They did, "Diamonds" and "Applejack"), John Leyton, Billy Fury
and Frank Ifield and also led The Tony Meehan Combo ("Song Of Mexico").

Kurt Orose (Gerald C. Orose) - Died
11-28-2005 - Born 1-26-1963 - Singer - Was a member of Asylum.

Wayne Brewer - Died 11-29-2005 in Florida,
U.S. - Blood clot ( Gospel ) He was 57 years old - Singer - Appeared on
TV's, Celebration.

Bob
Brown (Robert Edward Brown) - Died 11-29-2005 in La Mesa, CA, U.S.
( World Music - Dance ) Born 4-18-1927 in Utica, NY, U.S. - Played timpani,
bass drum, double bass and cello and was a musicologist - Was a member
of One Meatball and led Bobby Brown And His Swingsters - Coined the term
"world music" - A track from his recording, "Ketawang:Puspawarnaa"
is on the gold plated copper record that was placed on the space probe
Voyager in 1977.

William Frazier - Died 11-29-2005
in Detroit, MI, U.S. - After a series of strokes ( R&B ) Singer - Was
a member of The Four Sonics.

Veza Goniwe (Velile Goniwe) - Died 12-?-2005
- He was 68 years old - Singer - Was a member of The Cradock Male Singers
and The Spellbound Boogies.

Pete Upton - Died 12-?-2005 - Keyboardist
and singer - Was a member of The Sultans.

Dusty Rhodes - Died 12-1-2005 in Poplar
Bluff, MO, U.S. - Cancer ( Country ) Born 6-5-1920 in Manila, Ark., U.S.
- Fiddler - Was a member of The Log Cabin Mountaineers and The Rhodes Family
Band - Worked with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.

Gerry Humphreys - Died 12-2-2005 in
London, England - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 7-19-1944 in London, England
- Singer - Was a member of The Red Onions Jazz Band and The
Loved Ones (They did, "Everlovin' Man" and "The Loved One").

Maurice Harris - Died 12-2-2005 in Palm
Desert, CA, U.S. - Natural causes ( Jazz ) Born 2-25-1921 in Chicago, Ill.,
U.S. - Trumpet player - Was a member of a member of Doc Severinsen's Tonight
Show Orchestra - Worked with Freddie Martin, Merv Griffin, David Rose,
Frankie Lane, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Dean Martin, Maynard Ferguson,
Henry Mancini, Frank Sinatra, Andre Previn, Jerry Fielding and John Williams
- He can be heard on the film, "Rocky" and TV's, "Bonanza".

Betty Dugan (Elizabeth Gawlas) - Died
12-3-2005 - Heart failure - She was 89 years old - Pianist - She was a
musical director for radio's "Starlets On Parade" for which she wrote the
theme song - Led The Betty Dugan Singers.

Clive Bradley - Died 12-3-2005 Port
of Spain, Trinidad - After a stroke - He was 69 years old - Born in Port
of Spain, Trinidad - Played guitar and keyboards - Led The Bradley Bunch
and Sounds Incorporated - He was an arranger for Lord Kitchener, D'Radoes
Steel Orchestra, The Witco Desperadoes, Lord Nelson, The Pantonic Steel
Orchestra, The Mighty Swallow and Sugar Aloes.

Trey (Richard Normand Michaud III) -
Died 12-3-2005 - Shot while breaking up a fight ( Hip-Hop ) He was 23 years
old - Was a member of Tre Stylez.

Frederick Bird - Died 12-3-2005 - Cancer
( Jazz - Dance - Musicals ) He was 92 years old - Born in Norwich - Pianist
and composer - Was a member of The Western Command Dance Orchestra, The
Hospitables and The Elizabethans.

Ray
Scudero (aka Ariel David ben Sarah) - Died 12-3-2005 - After a long
illness ( Folk ) He was 59 years old - Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Singer and songwriter - (He did, "The Sky Has Broken" and "When You're
Not Looking") - Worked with his wife, Joanna Katzen (They did, "Poor Working
Slob" and "Can't Fix Everything That's Broken") - Was the owner and chief
sound engineer of Argaman Studios.

Jerry
Healy - Died 12-3-2005 - Emphysema - He was 51 years old - Played guitar,
fiddle, mandolin and was a singer - Worked with Alan Mann Band, Beru Revue,
Randy 'Dance' Bucksner and Windmill.

Ran Rover (Ranzer Wallace) - Found dead
12-5-2005 in North Central Dade, FL, U.S. ( Hip Hop ) He was 25 years old
- (He did, "Game In Me" and "Run Wit Us") - Was a member of Dirty Wayz
- Worked with Snoop Dogg and Juvenile.

Tommy Ables - Died 12-6-2005 in Texarkana,
Texas, U.S. - Shot after he accompanied a customer on a test-drive ( Rock
- Pop ) He was 52 years old - Keyboardist and singer - Worked with Chasing
Rita, Cross Tie Junction and River City.

Danny Williams - Died 12-6-2005 - Cancer
( Pop - Cabaret ) Born 1-7-1942 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Singer
- (He did, "Moon River" and "White On White") - Was a member of The Golden
City Dixies.

Stephen Mosko - Died 12-6-2005 in Green
Valley, Calif., U.S. ( New Music ) He was 58 years old - Musician, composer
and conductor - Co-founded The California EAR Unit and was a music director
for The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

Ake Bylund - Died 12-6-2005 ( Prog Rock
) Born 11-23-1948 - Singer - Was a member of Morbylangan.

Donald Martino - Died 12-8-2005 on a
cruise ship in the Caribbean en route to Antigua - Cardiac arrest
( Modernist - Jazz ) He was 74 years old - Played clarinet, saxophone
and oboe and was a composer.

Grace B. Perry - Died 12-8-2005 in Wareham
( Gospel ) She was 74 years old - Singer and pianist - Was a member of
The Mansion Heirs.

Jerome Leshay - Died 12-8-2005 - Respiratory
failure - He was 78 years old - Director, producer and composer - (Wrote
Joe Pass's, "The Sands Of Time") - Worked with Alan and Marilyn Bergman,
and Bobby Troup ("Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast") - Worked on The
Judy Garland Show, Fernwood2Night and Days Of Our Lives.

Gerry Deiter - Died 12-9-2005 in Victoria
- Heart attack ( Photographer ) He was 72 years old - Born in New
York, U.S. - Photographer of John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their 1969 Montreal
bed-in - He had been giving tours a day earlier (the 25th anniversary of
John's death) at the Royal British Columbia Museum of his 25 photos of
John and Yoko, sharing an exhibition of photographs by Linda McCartney.

Phil Tate (John Philip Tate) -
Died 12-9-2005 ( Dance ) Born 4-28-1922 in Bramley - Played violin, clarinet
and saxophone - Led The Five Quavers, The RAF Silver Wings Dance Orchestra
and Phil Tate And His Orchestra - He was a musical director for The Miss
World contest and director of the Music Users' Council.

Jim Kelly (Dennis J. Kelly) - Died 12-9-2005
in Kankakee, Ill., U.S. ( Rockabilly ) Born 1-12-1939 in Kankakee, Ill.,
U.S. - Played organ and guitar - Was a member of The Rock-A-Beats (They
did, "Little Chickie").

Sydney Leff - Died 12-10-2005 in Ossining,
N.Y., U.S. ( Illustrator ) Born 11-18-1901 in Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. - He
illustrated sheet
music drawings during the 1920s and 1930s for artists like Harold Arlen
("Stormy Weather") Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady") and many for Irving
Berlin - Husband of the late painter and illustrator, Rita Zion Leff.

Robin
Sylar (Robert Harold Siler Jr.) - Died 12-10-2005 in Fort Worth, Texas,
U.S. - Shot himself ( Rock - Blues ) Born 3-12-1951 in Dallas County,
TX, U.S. - Guitarist and singer - Worked with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy
Shannon, Bruce Bowland and Uncle John Turner in Krackerjack
and with Doyle Bramhall ("Sugar (Where'd You Get Your Sugar From)").

Shirley Lee Burnham - Died 12-10-2005
( Gospel ) Born 1947 in Norfolk County - Singer - Was a member of
The Gospel Loves.

Finn Ziegler - Died 12-11-2005 - After
being operated for cancer of the jaw ( Jazz ) He was 70 years old - Played
the violin and was a bandleader and composer - He can be heard on about
1000 recordings and wrote over 200 compositions.

Bob Olah - Died 12-11-2005 - Cancer
( Big Band ) He was 81 years old - Played violin, clarinet and sax
- Worked with The 580th Army Air Force Band, Dick Jurgens, Wayne King and
Lawrence Welk - The Fox Valley Arts Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Ray Spears (Raymond O. Spears) - Died
12-11-2005 ( Bluegrass ) He was 67 years old - He hosted TV and radio shows
bringing traditional Gospel based bluegrass to Central Virginians.

Flap McQueen (Jackson McQueen Jr.) -
Died 12-11-2005 n East Orange, NJ, U.S. ( R&B ) Born 7-21-1916 in Cincinnati,
OH, U.S. - Bass player - Was a member of The Pancho Diggs Orchestra and
The Ray-O-Vacs (They did, "I'll Always Be In Love With You" and "Besame
Mucho").

Bomber
Manzullo (Richard Anthony Manzullo) - Died 12-12-2005 ( Punk ) Born
7-19-1967 - Drummer - Was a member of Rich
Kids On LSD (RKL) (They did, "Life In A Bottle" and "I'm Locked Up")
and The Other (They did, "High School Drop Out Reunion" and "Haight Street
Girl").

Jack
Langstaff (John Langstaff) - Died 12-13-2005 in Switzerland ( Folk
) Born 12-25-1920 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Singer - He founded "Revels",
the traditional folk music pageant - Worked with producer George
Martin.

Tim Jordan - Died 12-13-2005 in Camden,
Ark., U.S. - Suicide ( Rock ) He was 24 years old - Keyboardist - Was a
member of Welton - Worked with The
All American Rejects.

Edwin Duncan (Edwin E.J. Duncan) - Died
12-13-2005 - Shot in a basement studio in a quadruple homicide in Dorchester,
MA, U.S. ( Rap ) He was 21 years old - Was a member of Graveside
(They did, "Stomp").

Jason Bachiller (Jason J. Bachiller)
- Died 12-13-2005 - Shot in a basement studio in a quadruple homicide in
Dorchester, MA, U.S. ( Rap ) He was 21 years old - Was a member of Graveside
(They did, "Stomp").

Chris "Fat Boy" Viera (Christopher Vieira)
- Died 12-13-2005 - Shot in a basement studio in a quadruple homicide in
Dorchester, MA, U.S. ( Rap ) He was 19 years old - Was a member of Graveside
(They did, "Stomp").

Lio Mariz - Died 12-13-2005 ( Rock )
He was 23 years old - Singer - Was a member of Som de Rua.

Lulu Gontsana - Died 12-14-2005 ( Jazz
) He was 45 years old - Born in Port Elizabeth - Drummer - Worked with
The Soul Jazzmen, Brubeck's Jazzanians and Zim Ngqawana.

Scott Reiss - Died 12-14-2005 in Arlington
- Shot himself ( Folk ) He was 54 years old - Born in Coopersburg, PA,
U.S. - Played the recorder, the Irish penny whistle, hammered dulcimer,
Arabic drums and clarinet - Was a member of The Folger Consort and Hesperus
- Worked with his wife, Tina Chancey - He co- founded the workshop, Sound
Catcher.

Art Minson - Died 12-14-2005 ( Jazz
) He was 90 years old - Played trumpet - Led The Art Minson Band - Worked
with Count Basie and Duke Ellington - Was a community activist who worked
with civil rights, labor and community issues.

AC
Chill (Kim Coleman)- Died 12-14-2005 - Heart attack after being in
a coma due to an aneurysm ( Hip Hop ) Born 1969 - (He did, "Ghetto Tales"
with South Park Mexican).

Rusty Miller (Eileen G. Miller) - Died
12-14-2005 ( Country ) She was 67 years old - Played piano and sang - Led
The Rusty Revue - The Michigan Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Stevenson J. Palfi - Died 12-14-2005
- Shot himself - He was 53 years old - Film maker - His documentary, "Piano
Players Rarely Ever Play Together" is about Isidore "Tuts" Washington,
Henry Roeland "Professor Longhair" Byrd and Allen Toussaint - He also made
films about Ernie K-Doe, Manny Sayles and Papa John Creach.

Brian O'Neill (Brian William O'Neill)-
Died 12-15-2005 in New Orleans, LA, U.S. - Heart attack ( Funk -
Rock - Jazz - R&B ) Born 5-31-1955 in Buffalo, NY, U.S. - Composer,
arranger, vocalist, trombonist and pianist - Was a member of Bonerama -
Worked with Trick Bag and Wayne Cochran And The CC Riders.

Pavel Litvinov - Died 12-15-2005 - Stroke
( Art Rock ) He was 43 years old - Percussionist - Was a member of Auktsyon.

Tracy McLain - Died 12-16-2005 east
of Basalt - Car accident ( Country ) She was 45 years old - Singer and
guitarist - Worked with Dan Forde, Hayden Gregg, John Sommers and her father,
Doug McLain.

Enzo Stuarti - Died 12-16-2005 - Heart
failure ( Musicals - Pop ) Born 3-3-1919 in Rome, Italy - Singer
- Appeared on TV's, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show and Johnny
Carson's The Tonight Show and in the musicals, Kiss Me Kate and South Pacific.

Tiny Wilson (John L. Wilson) -
Died 12-16-2005 in Queens, New York, U.S. - Cancer ( R&B ) Born
8-1-1932 in Harlem, NY, U.S. - He was the original first tenor in Lillian
Leach And The Mellows (They did, "Smoke From Your Cigarette" and "Yesterday's
Memories").

Andy Smith - Died 12-16-2005 - Accidental
overdose of prescription drugs - He was 22 years old - Drummer - Was a
member of Family Tree.

Mike Gius (Anthony Mikel Gius) - Died
12-17-2005 - Hit by a car while riding a bike ( Rock ) Drummer - Was a
member of !!! (They did,
"s/t") - Worked with The Yahmos (They did, "Off Your Parents") and The
Popesmashers (They did, "This Is A Test").

Jack Lee (Jack Kenneth Lee) - Died 12-23-2005
- Alzheimer's disease ( Marching Band - Jazz ) He was 84 years old - Band
director and pianist - (He wrote, "Bear Down") - Was a member of The Hepcats
- He was a band director for over 30 years.

Bhanumathi - Died 12-24-2005 in India
- Renal failure - She was 81 years old - Actress, director, writer, singer
and music director.

Luis Le Batard - Died 12-24-2005 in
Miami, FL, U.S. - Heart failure ( Jazz ) He was 87 years old - Played saxophone
- Was a member of Le Batard Brothers Orchestra.

James Austin Jr. (James Charles Austin
Jr.) - Died 12-24-2005 - Lung cancer ( R&B ) He was 68 years old -
Baritone singer - Worked with The Bill Harvey Orchestra and The Platters
- Vocal Group Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Constance Keene - Died 12-24-2005 in
New York, U.S. ( Classical ) Born 2-9-1921 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Pianist - Worked with with The Berlin Philharmonic, Benny Goodman and
Yehudi Menuhin - She had been married to pianist and composer Abram Chasins.

Jamie Chez - Died 12-24-2005 ( Rock
) Drummer - Was a member of Tamara
And The Seen (They did, "Everybody Dance" and "Affection").

Derek
Bailey - Died 12-25-2005 in Barcelona, Spain - Motor neuron disease
( Jazz ) He was 75 years old - Born in Sheffield, England - Guitarist -
Worked with Gracie Fields, Tony Oxley, Gavin Bryars, The Spontaneous Music
Ensemble and The Music Improvisation Company - He co-founded the record
label Incus.

Mark Rattan - Died 12-26-2005 - Murdered
- He was 18 years old - Played guitar, trumpet and piano and was
a songwriter - Was a member of Splinter.

Joe Ireland - Died 12-27-2005 - After
a long illness ( Brass Band ) He was 77 years old - Played cornet - Led
The Dearham Brass Band.

Hartmut
Enke - Died 12-27-2005 ( Prog Rock ) Born 10-20-1952 - Bassist - Was
a member of The Steeple Chase Bluesband which became Ash
Ra Tempel (They did, "Amboss" and "Traummaschine").

Joe Daly - Died 12-?-2005 in Broken
Hill, north west New South Wales - Emphysema ( Country ) Born 1927 in Broken
Hill, north west New South Wales - Co-wrote over 50 songs with Slim Dusty.

Paul Myers - Died 12-28-2005 - Suicide
( Rock ) He was 24 years old - Born in Detroit, MI, U.S. - Guitarist, singer
and songwriter - Was a member of The Holy Mountain later renamed Detroit
- Was a tour manager for Leon Russell.

Barry Cowsill (Barry Steven Cowsill)
- Found dead 12-28-2005 in New Orleans, LA, U.S. - Drowned, Hurricane Katrina
related - He was last heard from on September 1st ( Pop ) Born 9-15-1954
in Newport, RI, U.S. - Played bass - (He did, "My Car Don't Lock" and "Another
Was A Brother") - Was a member of The Cowsills(They
did, "Hair", "The Rain, The Park And Other Things" and the theme song for
TV's, "Love American Style").

Anne C. Gregory (Ann Miltner) - Died
12-29-2005 in Sedona, Arizona, U.S. ( Pop ) Born 10-17-1917 in Garwood,
New Jersey, U.S. - Singer and pianist - She worked with The Chordettes
- Wife of actor, James Gregory.

Joanne Schreiber - Died 12-30-2005 -
Lung cancer ( Rock - Country ) Born 4-4-1951 in New York, NY, U.S. - Musician
and artist - Worked with Isi, Nancy Goodman and Jon Holland.

Kevin Bullock (Kevin Eugene Bullock)
- Died 12-30-2005 - Cancer ( Rock ) Born 4-22-1955 in Soda Springs, Idaho,
U.S. - Played guitar, keyboards, drums and was a singer - Was a member
of Sojourn and Spencer/Bullock (They did, "Tell Me What Angels Do" and
"Healing Wings").

Chris Iijima - Died 12-31-2006 - Blood
disease - He was 57 years old - Born in New York, NY, U.S. - Singer - Was
a member of Yellow Pearl - The group appeared on The Mike Douglas Show
the week John Lennon and Yoko Ono hosted it.